and test out the wazoo! Then, once they've gotten a dignosis they can DO something for? The MINIMUM of 'sophisticated' testing is done..and then the docs have to jump thru their hoops to 'treat you' and keep doing so. Usually supported by basic key blood test #'s and basic 'reflex' testing, plus your 'reports' on how you feel... That then puts YOU on the hot spot to be HONEST w/your doc about treatments! At times for US? That too can be a double-edged sword.
That old proverb? "Be careful what you wish for, you mite just get it"?
Standards I'm sure are different for each neuro issue and I'll bet there's a secret doctor's handbook out there that could tell us the whens and whyfores? BUT, I've not found it YET! I'm still looking!
BTW? Since I was diagnosed, I was tested the first 6 months VERY CAREFULLY, after that? Not much, most of my tests, and bloodwork are ordered by my other docs for my 'other' medical problems. What I DO try to do tho, is be sure my other docs get copies of the others' bloodworkups. Why? Mite just be something there that could help in another quarter!
's - j